Crystal structure of Trypanosoma cruzi dihydroorotate dehydrogenase from Y strain

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 369, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 812-817

  Pinheiro, Matheus P ^a   Iulek, Jorge ^b   Cristina Nonato, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cloning; Crystallization; Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase; Expression; Purification; Trypanosoma cruzi; X ray crystallography; Y strain

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROOROTATE DEHYDROGENASE; DIHYDROOROTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; OROTIC ACID; PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHAGAS DISEASE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME MECHANISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AMERICA; SURVIVAL; TECHNOLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DRUG DESIGN; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 41149141262     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.02.074     Document Type: Article

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